Atomic force microscope image of graphene mechanically exfoliated onto a SiO₂/Si substrate prepatterned with an array of circular cavities and subjected to nanoindentations (triangles). Selected for a Synopsis in Physics Magazine and for an Editors’ Suggestion.

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Transparency of Graphene to Solid-Solid van der Waals Interactions
Chuanli Yu, Weijia Zeng, Zepu Kou, Wenxiang Wang, Ling Wang, Qunyang Li, Xiaofei Liu, and Zhaohe Dai
Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 156202 (2025)

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